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Måttligt mätt?: En undersökning av olika sätt att operationalisera folkhälsa
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Computer and Geospatial Sciences, Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Denna studie har undersökt hur mätning av folkhälsa kan betraktas utifrån ett mätnings-och värdeteoretiskt perspektiv. Syftet har varit att öka kunskaperna kring mätning av folkhälsa. Studien har genomförts som en analys av tre organisationers operationalisering av folkhälsa – Folkhälsomyndigheten (FHM), Världshälsoorganisationen (WHO) och The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Resultatet visar att mätning av folkhälsa tydligt skiljer sig åt mellan de olika organisationerna i fråga om val av bestämningsfaktorer och indikatorer. Studien bekräftar därmed tidigare forskning avseende svårigheterna med att mäta folkhälsa, samt åskådliggör vilka konsekvenser de ställningstaganden som påverkar mätningarnas utförande kan medföra för mätningens utfall.

Abstract [en]

This study has examined measurement of public health through the perspective of measurement theory and theory of value. The purpose was to increase the knowledge regarding operationalization of public health. The method of the study was an analysis of three organizations’ way of operationalizing public health – Folkhälsomyndigheten (The Swedish Public Health Authority, FHM), The World Health Organization (WHO), and The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). The result of the study shows that there is a distinct difference between the organizations regarding choice of determining factors and indicators. The study confirms earlier research regarding the difficulties of measuring public health, and visualizes what consequences decisions regarding the execution of the measurements can bring.

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2020. , p. 62
Keywords [sv]
Mätning, Operationalisering, Epidemiologi, Folkhälsa
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Other Engineering and Technologies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-32862OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-32862DiVA, id: diva2:1444020
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Decision, risk and policy analysis
Educational program
Decision, risk och policy analysis - master’s programme (one year)
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Available from: 2020-06-23 Created: 2020-06-19 Last updated: 2025-02-10Bibliographically approved

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